Submarine construction for diving purposes.



F. W. SCHOENEN. SUBIVIARINE CONSTRUCTION FOR DIVING PURPOSES APPLlcAnoN FILED SEPT. 30, 191e.

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SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION FOR DIVING PURIPOSES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Drgnal application filed January 8, 1916, Serial No. 71,010. Divided and this application led September.

30, 1916. Serial No. 123,050.

To aZZ whom t may conce/fn:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK lW.v SCHOE- NEN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Great Falls. in the county of Cascade and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Submarine Constructions for Diving Purposes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

rl`his invention relates to a submarine construction for diving purposes, and covers certain subject-matter divided from my prior application relating `to asubmarine, bearing Serial Number 71010.

The principal object of this invention is the production of a submarine, in which there are formed a number of rooms, which are adapted to alternately receive water, so as to permit a diver to enter one room and leave the ship when desired, although upon his return the water from the divers room may be emptied into a waste room, thus permitting the diver to enter the main body or room of the submarine.

Another object of this invention is the production of a simple and etlicient means for conveying the water from the divers room to the waste room and afterward eX- pelling the water vfrom the waste room to the outer portions of the submarine.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists of certain n'ovel combinations, constructions, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed. y

1n the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a sectional view through the forward end of a submarine, illustrating the construction of the divers room and waste room.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view,

. taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals it will be seen that the device comprises a submarine shell, which, of course, may be of any desired construction and size. The main floor 2 extends longitudinally of the shell 1, and is supported by the partition 3, at a distance from the lower portions of the shell 1. A secondary flooring 4 is positioned within the shell 1` being spaced above the main floor 2, while this secondary vflooring is supported upon the wall 5, engaging its inner end. A secondary wall 6 is positioned upon the secondary floor 4, and this wall 6 is provided with an opening 7. The cover 8 is pivotally mounted upon the wall 6, in any suitable manner, so as to close the opening 7, when necessary. rl`he forward end of the shell 1 is also provided with a manhole 9, which is normallyr closed by the trap door 10. This trap door 10 is pivotally supported in any suitable manner, as shown at 11, and is normally retained in a closed position, by means of the set screw 1Q. This set screw 12 passes through the trap door 10, and into the body of the shell 1, as shown in Fig. 1, thereby releasably retaining the trap door` 10 in a closed position.

When the diver desires to leave the submarine, he first enters the divers room, indicated at 13, through the opening 7 formed in the secondary wall (i. The cover 8 may then be swung to a closed position and locked in this manner, by any suitable means. The diver may then operate the valve 14 so as to permit the water to enter the divers room 13, while the air from this divers room may pass into the waste room 15, through the valve 16 and pipe 17. It will be seen that this valve 16 is carried in the top of the divers room, and therefore is carried above the .water level until the room is nearly filled. Just before the room is filled, however, it is necessary to cut off the valve 16, so as to prevent the passage of the water at this'time into the waste room 15..

After the divers room is filled, as above set forth, the set screw 12 may release the trap door 10, So as to permit the diver to pass through the manhole 9, thus leaving the submarine. his purpose, he Vmay again return through the manhole, closing and locking the trapy door, in the manner above set forth. At this time the valve 14 should be cut olii', so as to prevent water upon the exterior of the submarine from entering the same. The valve 18 carried by the elbow 19 may then be` opened, while the valve 16 is also open. Thewater within the divers room will then pass through the valve 1S and elbow 19, into the waste room, while the air from the waste room will pass through the pipe 17 and valve 1G into the divers room. After the divers room has been emptied, Vthe diver may then pass into the main portions of the suh- After the diver has accomplished -said shell having an opening,y means for 7 the. sec# submarine shell 1 by extending through this shell, as shown at 24. It is, of course, obvious that this pump 20 is operatedby means of the motor 25, or any suitable constructlon, so that when the pump is in operation, water will be drawn from the waste room 15, and willV be expelled through the pipe 23. Thus itv will be seen that the waste room may be very leasily emptied, so as to be in condition tov again receive water from the divers room, when desired. Y

From theforegoing description it will be seen thatf a very simple and eiicient construction has been provided for a submarine, which will permit the ingress and egress of a diver, with respect to the divers room, while the arrangements of the pipes will permit the divers room to be filled with Awater or emptied when desired, while, in turn,the pump and motor will empty the the waste room, when necessary.

I/Vhat is claimed is:

1 l. In a submarine construction of the class described,.the combination of a shell, a main ioor carried within said shell, a partition supporting said main floor, a second floor spaced above said main floor, a wall carried by said main floor and supporting the rear end of said second floor, a second wall engaging the inner portion of said shell and resting vupon said second floor, whereby a waste room is formed between said floors, anda ldiversroom is formed above said second vfloor, said second wall having an opening, means for closing said opening,

closingv said last-mentioned opening. said openings communicating with said divers room, a pipe carried by said second floor andextending to the upper portions of said divers room, a valve carried'by said pipe,

a valve carriedby said shell, whereby water may pass through said last-mentioned valve into said divers room, at which time the air from the divers roonirmay pass through said first-mentioned valve and vsaid pipe into said waste room. an elbow carried bv said second floor. a valve carried bv said elbow` whereby after said second-mentionedlvalve is closed, said last-mentioned valve mav be opened, so as Vto permit the Y water. within the divers room to pass into the waste room, at whichy time the air within the waste room will pass through said pipe,l 'and said mst-mentioned' vaive',

into'said divers room, and means for conveying the water from the waste room and expelling the same upon the exterior of the submarine.

2. In a submarine construction of the class described, the combination of a shell, a main floor carried within said shell, a partition supporting said main floor, a second floor spaced above said main Hoor, a, wall carried by said main floor and supporting the rear end of said second floor, a second wall engaging the inner portion of said shell and resting upon said second Hoor, whereby a waste room is formed between said floors, and a divers room is formed above said second floor, said second wall having an opening, means for closing said opening, said shell havingr an opening, means for closing said last-mentioned opening, said openings communicating with said diverfs room, a pipe carried by said second l'oo'r and extending to the upper portions of said divers room, a valve carried by said pipe, a valveV carried by said shell, whereby water may pass through said lastanentioned valve intosaid divers room, at which time the air from the divers room may pass through said first-mentioned valve and said pipe into said waste room, an elbow carried by said second door, a valve carried by said elbow, whereby after said second-mentioned valve is closed, said last mentioned valve may be opened` so as to permit the water within the divers room to pass into the waste room, at which time the air within the waste room will pass through said pipe, and said first-mentioned valve, into said divers room, a pump carried by said main floor, means for operating said pump, a pipe carried by said pump and communicating with said waste room, and a scoond pipe carried by said pump and communicating with the exterior of said shell, whereby said pump may draw the water from said waste room and expel same through said second-mentioned pipe upon the exterior of the submarine.

3. In a submarine construction of the class described the combination of an `elon gated shell, a waste room formed within said shell', a divers room formed upon said waste room` means for admitting water into said divers room, means for permitting a diver` to'pass from said divers room, means for receiving air adiacent the top of said divers roomkand passing the air into said waste room and whereby the air may be saved, means for passing the water from said divers room into said waste room and means for exhausting the water from said waste room.

4c. In a submarine construction of the class described, the combination of an elongated shell, a waste room formed adjacent one end of said shell, a divers room formedupon said Waste room, means for permitting a, divers room through said pipe into :said diver topass into and out of said divers Waste room, whereby the air may be saved room, a pipe connecting with the interior of and means for admitting the water from said Waste room adjacent the top thereof said divers room into said Waste room at and projecting to a point near the top of which time air will repass through said pipe 13:5

said divers room, a Valve carried by the and said valve into the upper portions of upper end of said pipe, means for admitting said divers room.

Water into said diver-s room at Which time In testimony whereof hereunto 4afiix my said valve may be operated for permitting signature. l

il@ air to. pass from the upper portions of said Y FREDERICK W. SCHOENEN.

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